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Janney Montgomery Scott Adds $1 Billion Delaware-Based Team

Editorial Staff February 23, 2026

Janney Montgomery Scott Adds $1 Billion Delaware-Based Team

The team had previously been associated with Merrill Lynch.

Janney Montgomery Scott has added a Delaware-based wealth team: Warren-Fantano Wealth Management. 

The team will be based in Janney's newly opened Middletown office and its Lewes office. 

The group is led by financial advisors Peni Warren, (managing director), and Chris Fantano, (MD), who will also serve as branch manager for the Middletown office. They are joined by senior registered private client associate Crystal Van Lenten and senior private client associate Catherine Huffman. 

The team – previously associated with Merrill Lynch – manages more than $1 billion in client assets.  


Left to right: Peni Warren, Chris Fantano, Crystal Van Lenten, Catherine Huffman

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